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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS: Notre Dame Prep cruises into regional finals
PONTIAC — For the ninth time, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep will play for a regional championship in girls volleyball. The state-ranked Fighting Irish rolled past Macomb Lutheran North, 3-0, Tuesday in a Class B regional semifinal on its home court to set up a date Thursday in the regional finals. NDP posted scores of 25-18, […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Clarkston rallies past Lake Orion in five games for sixth straight district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROMEO — Mission accomplished. With its bar set high every season, Clarkston’s volleyball team passed its first postseason test Saturday, topping arch-rival Lake Orion, 3-2, in a Class A district finals at Romeo High school to complete a 3-0 week. The second-ranked Wolves posted a 21-25, […]
FOOTBALL: St. Mary’s runs by Avondale
ORCHARD LAKE — It’s not as decisive as 2010’s 71-49 decision over Auburn Hills Avondale. Yet Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 49-14 victory over the Yellowjackets Saturday was still in the lopsided fashion. Defending Division 3 state champion St. Mary’s took another step closer to defending its crown, using a 280-7 third quarter to pull away. […]
FOOTBALL: Waterford Our Lady burns Melvindale ABT
WATERFORD — After failing to make the postseason cut in 2011, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes is making up for lost time in 2012. The Lakers motored into the Division 8 regional finals with a resounding 34-12 victory Saturday over visiting Melvindale Academy of Business & Tech in a Division 8 district final in […]
FOOTBALL: Country Day holds off Notre Dame Prep
PONTIAC — Cotter Lamb prevented Birmingham Detroit Country Day from having to work some overtime on the line Saturday evening. DCD’s senior lineman stopped Pontiac Notre Dame Prep quarterback Brenden Newvine’s two-point conversion attempt with 1:19 to play, as the Yellowjackets hung on for a 14-12 victory over the Fighting Irish in a Division 4 […]
DIVISION 1 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Milford defends crown; Seaholm girls finally have moment in the sun
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — Please excuse Jeff Devantier if he was a little bit edgy, almost nervous to an extreme point at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Less than a half an hour following of the completion of the Lower Peninsula Division 1 cross country state finals, Devantier […]
DIVISION 2 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Cedar Springs’ Mora makes mark as Mr. Cross-Country favorite
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — Conor Mora entered the 2012 cross country season as a Mr. Cross Country finalist. The cedar Springs senior cemented that fact Saturday afternoon at Michigan Speedway. Mora ran a blistering 15:04.2 to win not only the Lower Peninsula Division 3 state title, but […]
DIVISION 3 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Erie Mason’s Raymond, Lutheran North’s Patterson emerge as champions; Jackson Lumen Christi sweeps titles
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — Erie Mason’s Nick Raymond learned a valuable lesson last season at Michigan Speedway: It’s not how you start, but how you finish. Raymond led for part of the Lower Peninsula Division 3 cross-country state finals in 2011 only to fade back and finish […]
DIVISION 4 CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS: Breckenridge’s Olling runs to third state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BROOKLYN, Mich. — As a two-time state champ, even Kirsten Olling was a bit worried about Saturday. The Breckenridge junior had been fighting an illness in recent weeks and wasn’t sure she could keep up her normal pace. No worries. Olling blazed a trail to her […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston advances to Elite Eight with rout of Grand Blanc
CLARKSTON — There is no secret of Clarkston’s bread-and butter on the grid-iron this season: Manuerver behind a daunting offensive line and rack up points. The Division 1 top-ranked Wolves continued to thrive, rolling past visiting Grand Blanc, 35-19, Friday to advance to the Elite Eight for the second time in four seasons. Clarkston (11-0) […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Troy records sixth district title in seven years with sweep of Athens
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy Athens played hard. Troy played better. Senior setter Lindsay Moeller spread around the attack as the Troy girls volleyball team cruised to its second straight Class A district title over host Athens, 25-11, 25-16, 25-18. Having romped the Red Hawks on Sept. 5, this was a […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Dame Prep slams Country Day for sixth straight district crown
CLAWSON — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep kept Birmingham Detroit Country Day from gaining much momentum Friday and the Fighting Irish went on to capture their sixth straight Class B district championship with a 3-0 victory over the Yellowjackets at Clawson High School. Prep posted scores of 25-12, 25-18, 25-18 to advance to next Tuesday’s regional […]
STICK’S PICKS: District titles within reach for six local teams
Strange, but true. A year ago all of the prep football teams were done following the district championship rounds, aka, the Sweet 16. In rare fashion, the 10 local playoff schools lost in either the first or second round of the postseason. Chances are, that won’t happen again. The six remaining teams with ties to […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion sweeps Oxford to set up showdown with Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROMEO — For three straight years, Clarkston defeated Lake Orion on the final night of OAA Red Division play to capture a conference championship. The Dragons suffered a five-game defeat by the hands of the second-ranked Wolves only two weeks ago, including a nail-biting 18-16 fifth […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Stoney Creek gains postseason revenge on Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans STERLING HEIGTHS — For two years, Rochester Stoney Creek was left to wonder. The Cougars were puzzled as to how they could blow two late leads on rival Rochester in a Class A girls volleyball district semifinal the past two years and eventually be shown the […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Second-ranked Clarkston staves off Romeo’s upset bid
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROMEO — Romeo was able to accomplish something Thursday night that no other team had been able to accomplish against Clarkston in a best-of-five game match: Hold a 2-1 lead through three games. Coming one day after Halloween, the advantage not only served as a scary […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS: Fenton sweeps Holly to reach district finals
FENTON — With Clarkston competing in a separate district this season, Fenton is making the most of its favorite role on the volleyball court. The Tigers swept Holly in a Class A district finals, posting a 25-12 25-18, 25-10 victory over the Bronchos to advance to Saturday’s district finals against Grand Blanc. Ashley Bearden, Maizie […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DISTRICTS: Oakland Christian avenges Bishop Foley; Troy Athens, Notre Dame Prep soar into finals
MADISON HEIGHTS — Revenging a loss is always sweet, especially when it comes in the postseason. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian avenged such a defeat Wednesday at Madison Heights Bishop Foley, site of a pair of Class C district semifinals. The Lancers captured a 3-1 over the host Ventures, who defeated Oakland Christian in a five-game […]
